Explanation: While the president of the United States has an exciting and important job running the country, the vice president does not have as big a role (or job) in the U.S.government. According to the U.S. Constitution, the vice president does on

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Explanation: U.S. senators serve (or work in their public position) for six-year terms that are staggered, which means they dont all begin and end at the same time. One-third of the senators are elected every two years. With staggered terms, there ar

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Explanation: If you are walking outdoors in the United States, especially in front of a university, library, or public building, dont be too surprised (or shocked) if you are asked to participate in a letter-writing campaign to your U.S. Senator. Ame

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Explanation: The government of the United States was founded (or created) on the idea that the people who live in a country should be able to participate in the government. However, more than three hundred million people live in the United States. It

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THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on Judge Michael Mukasey's nomination to be our next Attorney General. I thank the committee for scheduling this vote. I urge them to approve this fine man's

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54 杰西·汉尔姆斯将于2003年退休 DATE=8-25-01 TITLE=IN THE NEWS #495 - Senator Helms To Retire BYLINE=Jill Moss (Start at 1'08

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I am Catherine Callaway at the CNN center in Atlanta with a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. President Obama holds a national discussion this afternoon to sell you on the health care makeover. He is heading out to Virginia for a town-hall m

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Hi everyone ,I'm Asieh Namdar at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta, here is a look at what's happening in NOW IN THE NEWS. The death toll from the wildfires burning in southeastern Australia has risen to 96.Officials say heavy winds fanned the flames

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Hello, I am Melissa Long. Here at the CNN center in Atlanta. It's Tuesday, January 13th. Heres some of the headlines that are NOW IN THE NEWS. Israel is pressing Hamas from two sides in Gaza. Having already cut Gaza in two, Israeli ground forces are

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The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing where lawmakers expressed frustration about the continually changing Treasury Department program to help financial institutions. NPR's Yuki Noguchi has more. Banks testified on how they are spending funds

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A Pentagon report being released this hour says nearly three quarters of service members polled believe that allowing gays to serve openly in the military will have little to no impact, but the report says there is a significant minority that opposes

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President Bush in a somewhat reflective final news conference at the White House today indicated he has wondered whether there are some things he could have done better. However, on the matter of his administration's handling of the current economic

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1. Senate Democrats are planning to pull a rare all-nighter , as they try to convince President Bush and Senate Republicans to change course in Iraq and bring troops home this fall. Michigan Democrat Carl Levin says Iraqi leaders need to start leadin

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What Is the US Senate? The Senate is one of the two parts of the United States Congress, the legislature that makes the countrys laws. The Congress has two parts because the men who wrote the U.S. Constitution could not agree on details of the new fo

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Former US Inspector Criticizes Faulty Intelligence in Iraq Weapons Search Deborah Tate Former chief U.S. weapons inspector David Kay is blaming faulty intelligence for the failure to find weapons of m

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AS IT IS 2014-07-11 Clinton Still Leads all Likely Presidential Candidates 克林顿仍然领导着所有可能的总统候选人 Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton got some good news in the latest public opinion survey. Survey organizers want

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US Senate Democrats Vote to Protect Iran Nuclear Deal 美国参议院民主党人投票支持伊朗核协议 In the News The United States Senate has blocked a resolution to reject the agreement between world powers and Iran. The Senate action is a m

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Winners at CMA Awards It was a big night for Miranda Lambert at the 48th annual Country Music Association Awards, presented Wednesday night in Nashville, Tennessee. Lambert went into this years Country Music Association Awards race with nine nominati

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. President Obama spoke at the convention of disabled American veterans this afternoon. He praised veterans for their continuing commitment to help others despite facing their own difficulties. Volunteeri

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The Italian Senate has approved new austerity measures, the first step to ease the country's financial crisis and open the path for the expected resignation of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. The upper house of the Italian Parliament approved the f

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